| Lifestyle - Health and Leisure (Total 34) |
  |
|
|
| [Health and Leisure] Seogwipo Fitness Certification Center
What: A certification of general health and fitness will be given upon completion of a physical check upWhere: 33, World Cup-ro, Seogwipo Ci
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] The smoking ban - key info
The Korean government has enacted a new law to lower smoking rates which came into force on July 1, 2013. The government is seeking to impro
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Looking into lower back pain
Low(er) back pain has many names. Lumbago is a synonym for low back pain, coming from “loin = lumbus.” Sciatica is somewhat different. It is
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Taking care of tingling hands
In Korea, some people may experience a “tingling sensation” (저리다, jer-ri-da) in their hands. Some though, when they feel this sensation in t
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Muscle cramps can be a seasonal hazard
One of the best ways to cope with hot and humid weather is to plunge into cool water and enjoy the summer. But sometimes while enjoying the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Sprain or strain?
A strain is basically a tear of a muscle or a tendon. A sprain means that the structure surrounding the joint is injured, maybe ruptured, pa
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Runner’s knee
It is sad to say, but our body peaks around the age of 30, and all functions decline from then on. So, a bump here and there, a chronic pain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Traditional Korean medicine
Jeju’s traditional medicine has three branches: shamanism, an indigenous system of folk healing; herbal medicines, of which Jeju is the prim
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Safety in winter weather
Winter is a season to be merry, and also, to be careful of falls. As you well have experienced or are experiencing these past few weeks, the
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Plantar what?
A few weeks ago I got mail from a person saying that he had pain in the ankle/heel area. He told me that it might have been from “Haglund’s
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Was that a parable or an ad?
All good things come to an end — childhood friendships, our college years, an afternoon at the movies — and “The Social Network”
|
|
|
|
 |
[Health and Leisure] Are strokes preventable? Of course.
In the last column we talked about the immediate symptoms and crucial warning signs of a suspected stroke and how best to deal with such an
|
|
|
